Barcelona would be open to Isco transfer talks according to Josep Maria Bartomeu

Isco, the Spanish and Real Madrid midfielder has gone down
on a favorite order at Real Madrid since
the arrival of Santiago Solari as manager. Explicitly, for a while now Isco has
not started a game in La Liga for Los Blancos. Solari has instead put faith in other
midfield options and youngster Vinicius Jr. who appears to be growing into life
at Real Madrid. Rumors have intensified concerning his future direction of
the midfielder as a result. Therefore, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu
has said he would be happy to speak to Real Madrid regarding a possible
transfer involving Isco if Los Blancos were open to selling him.

When asked about the prospect of potentially landing the
playmaker from their great rivals by, Bartomeu said Isco is a footballer they
would be happy to discuss.

Transfers between the two clubs are a rarity given the rivalry
between the two sides. The last player to make a
move between the two was Luis Figo, who joined Real Madrid from
Barcelona in 2000. However, he was hated by Blaugrana supporters whenever he
returned to the Camp Nou following the deal, including an infamous incident
when a pig’s head was thrown at him on
the field.

With that in mind, it
would be a shock if Real Madrid completed any deal with their historic rivals,
which despite the fact Isco’s stock has arguably never been lower at the
Santiago Bernabeu. Isco, nevertheless, does not see the funny side of not being
involved at the moment. I think there may be a serious
decision for Isco to make in the summer, as he is currently entirely out of Solari’s plans.